Gang Green Nation
In the New York Jets 2025 preseason opener, the Jets take on the Green Bay Packers on the road in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
There is, of course, nothing on the line for the teams involved, but there is everything on the line for the players on each team trying to make an NFL roster. Both teams are expected to play their starters to open the game, though neither team is likely to play their starters for too long. Once the starters exit the game we get to watch a bunch of back of the roster type players play marginal NFL football. It’s great to finally see some New York Jets action again after a long offseason, but the action is likely to be pretty uneven in quality.
The biggest thing for the two teams will be coming out of this game without any serious injuries, if fortune allows. For the players, it’s an audition, not just for their respective teams, but for every team in the NFL. The players who don’t end up making it through final cuts have a chance here to put some good things on tape which might earn them a shot with a different franchise down the road.
One thing to keep an eye on is the order of when players enter the game. This tends to correspond pretty closely to the team’s depth chart, so we get an early glimpse at who might be leading their positions in the battles for roster spots.
It’s the Jets and the Packers in the return of Jets football, sort of.
Enjoy the game everybody.
